Shutter fastener and bower



(No Model.)

L. H. PLORY.

- SHUTTER FASTBNER AND BOWER.

No. 429,024. Patented May 27,- 1890.

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LLEl VELLYN H. FLORY, OF ASHLEY, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHUTTER FASTENER AND BOWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,024, dated May 27,1890.

Application filed March 27, 1890- Serial No. 346,479. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that LLLEWELLYN H. FLORY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Ashley, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShutter Fasteners and Bowers; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and ex act description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in shutterfasteners and bowers; and it consists in the construction andcombination of the parts, as will be hereinafter f nllyset forth, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved shutter fastenerand bower which comprises means whereby the shutters may be held open orclosed or bowed, as may be desired, the device embodying casings whichare adapted to contain movable latches, said casings having wedge-shapedor tapered slots within which the eyes attached to the latches pass,said eyes connecting with hooked rods, which engage with loops orstaples attached to the shutter, in order to project the latches topermit them to engage with hooks secured beyond the window-casing forholding the shutters open,and one of said casings is provided with aseries of perforations with which the hook located on the oppositeshutter engages for holding the shutters bowed, as will hereinafter morefully appear.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front view showing thewindow-shutters open. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the same bowed;and Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the latch detached.

A refers to the body portion of the casing, which is preferably made upof sheet metal having a raised portion or box A, provided with alongitudinal tapered slot Bin the outer wall thereof, while the ends areopen. These casings are similar in construction, with the exception thatthe upper wall of one of them is provided with a series of perforationsa, while the other has pivotally attached near one end above the casinga hook Z), having a wedge-shaped end.

0 refers to the latches or bolts, which taper, as shown, and areprovided between their ends with eyebolts c, which pass through thetaeyebolts contacting with the closed ends of the slot B. By having thewide end of the slot adjacent to the abutting edges of the shutters thelatches or bolts can be raised and lowered, and when retracted, or movedso that the eye 0 will occupy the narrow end of the slot, the large endof the belt or latch will overbalanee the small end and hold the sameraised against the upper projecting end of the box A. \Vhen the bolt isprojected, the small end will overweigh the inner end of the bolt, andthe bolt will drop to rest upon the lower projecting edges of the box.

At a suitable distance from the casings eyebolts or staples e areattached to the shutters, and the hooks D, when not in engagementtherewith, will hold the latches projected, so that they may engage withcatches attached to the outer side of the building adjacent to thewindow-frame to hold the shutters open, and when the latches are placedin such a position they will raise when they contact with said catchesf. The latches can also be operated or raised by the hooks D.

WVhen the shutters are closed, the tapered ends of the latches can beprojected one above the other into the boxes and the hooks D caused toengage with the eyes or staples c, and will hold the same from beingretracted. When it is desired to how the shutters, both of the latchesare retracted and the hook I) is forced between the casing and catch tohold the latterimmovable, and the hook D is caused to engage with one ofthe perforations a in the upper edge of the opposite casing, and theangle of the shutters may be varied by selecting the proper perforationand by projecting and holding one of the latches or sliding bolts in thedesired position by the catch 1).

It will be observed that the device hereinbefore described iscomparatively simple and serves separate and distinct purposes, and I donot wish to limit myself to the exact construction herein shown, butreserve the right to vary the same within the spirit of my invention andscope of my claims.

I claim 1. The combination, in a shutter-fastener, of casings havinglongitudinal slots and latches movably secured therein and provided witheyes to which are secured hooks, substantially as set forth.

2. In a shutter-fastener, a casing having a longitudinal V-sha-ped slot13, wedge-shaped latches or bolts secured within the casing and providedwith eyes which project through the slot, so that the latches or boltscan have both a longitudinal and pivotal movement within the casing,sul'istantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, in a shuttenfitstener, of plates having projectingcasings or boxes secured to the inner sides of the shutters, and movablebelts or latches having rods attached thereto, one of the casings havingone or more perforations u, with which the rod attached to the oppositebolt may engage, substantially as set forth. 1

4. In combination with a frame or casing having longitudinal openings orslots and a series of perforations (t, movable belts or latches locatedwithin the casing and provided with eyes 0 and hooked rods 1), one ofsaid rods being adapted to engage with the opposite fixture to hold theshutters bowed, substantially as set forth.

5. In a combined shutter fastener and bower, the combination of thecasings having wedgeshaped slots and tapered bolts secured within saidcasings, hooked rods 1), secured to the bolts and adapted to engage witheyes e, so as to hold the bolts projected and permit the same to beraised and lowered so that the opposite bolts can engage with thehousings when the shutters are closed, or with catches F when open,and ahook I), for locking one of the bolts when the device is used as a shutter bower, the parts being organized substantially as shown, and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LLEWELLYN ll. FLOl tY.

\Vitnesses:

J. K. P. FENNER, W. II. KRUEGER.

